11. HPE Surprise:HP Enterprise delivered stronger-than-expected quarterly financial results yesterday. Third quarter net revenue of $8.2 billion was up 3% from the prior-year period and up 6% when adjusted for divestitures and currency. The big divestiture involved HPE selling much of its enterprise software business to Micro Focus. On the hardware front, HPE server revenue fell 1 percent; storage rose 11 percent and networking jumped 16 percent…

Meg Whitman

10. Meg Whitman’s Future: HPE CEO Meg Whitman says she has no plans to leave the company. The statement comes after Uber allegedly pursued her for a CEO slot before hiring former Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshah.

9. Huawei and Microsoft: Huawei and Microsoft are partnering on the cloud front — and Microsoft’s applications will be released on the HUAWEI Cloud. That could be a very big deal as Microsoft attempts to push deeper into China, where Huawei is based…

7. GPS A Little Off?: A cloud of charged particles blasted from the sun is expected to reach Earth Wednesday and Thursday, potentially triggering a geomagnetic storm that could interfere with satellite navigation systems, Bloomberg says. The geomagnetic storm is not expected to disrupt the U.S. electricity grid. After all, we already have plenty of hackers focused on that market opportunity…

6. Symantec Acquisitions?: After acquiring Blue Coat Systems last year, Symantec CEO Greg Clark says his company could be back in the market for big M&A deals. When? First, the company needs a period to pay down debt and prove it can meet growth targets, according to Reuters. Hmmm… Isn’t that the standard answer from any executive who recently completed a big M&A deal?

5. Lenovo Settlement:Lenovo has settled charges that it sold laptops with compromised user security, Reuters notes. The $3.5 million settlement involves Lenovo’s decision to sell laptops in August 2014 with software called VisualDiscovery. The software delivered pop-up advertisements… but also blocked browsers from warning users when they tried to access malicious websites….